Belarus State University Develops Unique Water-Cleaning Technology 10/09/2007 - 14:30 / Belradio.fm Researchers at the Minsk-based Belarus State University have developed a new technology which allows obtaining drinking water from virtually all contaminated sources. http://belradio.fm/en/260/news/9244/ comments: 0
Milinkevich: Belarus Authorities Lose Interest in Dialogue 10/09/2007 - 14:29 / Prague Monitor The state power in Belarus has definitively lost interest in dialogue with its own citizens and has embarked on the path of the toughest reprisals, Alyaksandr Milinkevich, the main opposition leader in Belarus, told CTK Monday. comments: 0
Latvian Ambassador Urges Minsk to Drop “Golden Share” Rule 10/09/2007 - 14:27 / Naviny.by The Latvian ambassador urged Minsk to drop the “golden share” rule. Under Alyaksandr Lukashenka's 2004 edict, the government may apply the golden share right to any enterprise formerly owned by the state regardless of its current ownership whenever it deems that the company is facing an "unfavorable socio-economic situation." In particular, the government may intervene in the company's management and install its managers. comments: 0
Memorial Stone Unveiled at Kurapaty 10/09/2007 - 14:21 / Naviny.by A memorial sign has been unveiled at Kurapaty, the woody place just outside Minsk where thousands are believed to have been executed and buried by Josef Stalin's secret police in the 1930s and at the beginning of the 1940s. comments: 0